Death At an Early Age

by Kozol, Jonathan

In this National Book Award-winning book, Kozol unflinchingly exposes the disturbing "destruction of hearts and minds in the Boston public school." A new Epilogue assesses the last 20 years of the educational system.

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Death At An Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

Death At An Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

by Jonathan Kozol

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967. Hardcover. Early Printing. 5.75 x 8in. xiii. 240pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed by the author on the title page. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, a small nick and scuff… Read more about this item
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by KOZOL, Jonathan

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fifth printing. Octavo. 240pp. Topstain lightly faded at spine head, else just about fine in a rubbed and lightly edgeworn, very good or better dustwrapper.
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Death At an Early Age; the Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

Death At an Early Age; the Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

by Kozol, Jonathan

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 240 pages; Description: xiii, 240 p. 22 cm. Bibliographical references included in ""Notes"" (p. [235]-240) Subjects: Discrimination in… Read more about this item
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Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

by KOZOL, Jonathan

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Second printing. 240pp. Binding slightly cocked, else fine, in a rubbed, very good dust jacket, with moderate edgewear and faint foxing on the interior. With publishers complimentary card laid in.
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Death at an Early Age : The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

Death at an Early Age : The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

by Jonathan Kozol

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Death at an Early Age : The Classic Indictment of Inner-City Education

by Kozol, Jonathan

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Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

by Kozol, Jonathan

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Plume, 1985. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 28Th Printing Of This Trade Paperback Edition. The Classic Indictment Of Inner-City Education.
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Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Octavo. Hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket in book jacket wrap. xiii, 240 pages. Gift inscription on the half-title page. Jacket is shelf worn, creased, and foxed on the edges. Dust jacket in fair condition only. Hardcover contents are clean and in very good condition.
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DEATH AT AN EARLY AGE

DEATH AT AN EARLY AGE

by Jonathan Kozol

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1967. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Light rubbing along panel edges. .
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by KOZOL, Jonathan

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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1967. Fifth printing. Hardcover. A look at Kozol's experiences during a year spent teaching in a predominantly African American school in the 1960s. A tight very near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor rubbing and wear and a small tear to the base of the front… Read more about this item
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by Kozol, Jonathan

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Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1967.. Hardcover -. Very good in very good dust jacket.. Book of the Month Club edition (same size and quality as trade edition). Kozol's influential first book, an account of a year spent as a permanent 'substitute teacher' in a 4th grade class; two weeks before the end of the year, he was fired… Read more about this item
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by KOZOL, Jonathan

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Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

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Death at an Early Age

Death at an Early Age

by Jonathan Kozol

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Houghton Mifflin, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. 240 pages. Black dust jacket with blue lettering over black cloth. Clean pages with firm binding.Minimal tanning to pages throughout. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Minor soiling to DJ.
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Death at an Early Age

by Jonathan Kozol

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Penguin, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. 223 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paperback has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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by Jonathan Kozol

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